Names You Can't Stand #5

[boring bird]

I know a girl called Minnie, which is definitely a pet's name.

I had a girl called Minnie in my year at school. I thought it was cute, except she was nothing like a Minnie. She was very masculine and giant like, with a face like a slapped arse. She would go round intimiding girls who her boyfriend would come on to. I think her boyfriend was actually scared to leave her, mainly because she was so much bigger than him.

 

[GroovyChick]

Stumbled across a girl on Instagram yesterday called “Nangirl”

 

[petitspois]

I've just remembered I was in school with twins called Gillian and Julian but NO ONE TOOK THE PISS.

 

[Murphygirl]

I follow a business page on Instagram and the owner announced her baby boy this week with a picture of him holding a little sign “ hello .. my name is Bucky.

Bucky!!

I’m from Glasgow and all I can think about is a bottle of Buckfast tonic wine as it’s normally called Bucky

 

[nbt]

My mum Fostered a baby girl once called tresemme like the shampoo brand I was like wtf

You sure it wasn’t Teresa May?

 

[Sancho Panza]

At my daughter’s school there are twins called Cat & Chick … the mind boggles!

 

[gelicahah]

Talked to a guy on tinder from Glasgow, his name was Michaelangelo, not Michelangelo like the actual artist (which would have been bad enough already) no, it's Michael- angelo.

 

[Fledgling Psycho]

I knew a rather strange woman I used to chat to waiting for the bus to work.
One day I bumped into her working in a local shop. She had changed her name from Sandra to Betty Kitten! This was a long time ago too, maybe 25 years.

 

[Wellthisisinteresting]

Jayden
Kayden
Hayden
OKTHEN

 

[GladiatorReady]

When the name doesnt work with the accent of that particular region. In my area, people pronounce names like Lola, Cole and Cody as Lerla, Kerl and Kerdy. I often wonder if the kids get confused when someone pronounces their name properly

I feel the same about if someone named Craig moved to America and was suddenly called Creg by everybody!


I can't stand names that have times that don't match up. Calling a kid May when they're born in September, or Summer when they're born in February, or Tuesday when they're born on a Friday.

 

[ElectricDreams]

Rupert always reminds me of Rupert Bear!

My music teacher at school was called Rupert and he dressed EXACTLY like Rupert the bear

 

[redball00n]

In my stepdaughters class there is Moose, Sailor and Banjo.

 

[irishnosebag]

Oh no! I’ve just had a thought! Since I’ll never be able to afford to retire before I’m at least 78 the way my finances are going I’ve just about come to terms with the fact that my patients in a few years will likely be tattoo’d/pierced (nothing against them btw I have my fair share of both) but it hasn’t even occurred to me that my patients names will ever be beyond the current Betties, Gladys’s and Wins



I’ve always loved the name Isis too. The Egyptian goddess of the moon, she protects children and women. It’s a beautiful name IMO. Until, well, yeah, it was used by someone else

There will be Chantelles & Shanias sitting in the nursing home with their full sleeve tats and nose piercings

 

[Lorny]

I went to school with one and spent years calling her See-obe-Han.

I went all through primary school with a Siobhan so that one never bothered me. However I can remember reading problem pages in magazines growing up and there was always a Niamh or a Sian, or to me Nee-am and Si-an I used to be so bewildered by these strange names that I just thought Anon was another name before I realised it meant anonymous

 

[Offtobuttonmoon]

Beyonce and Jayz's son is called Sir. I mean of all the names to choose from they choose this!
Not keen on their daughters name Rumi either

 

[Foxyrin]

Just seen some siblings called
Rihanna-Skye
Layton-Robert
Lachlan-Mason

Lachlan sounds like the noise my cat makes when he has a furball!

 

[nurseren]

Journey

My Hairdressers kid was called Story.

 

[HannahC]

Lacey Turner named her son Trilby. Awful.

and her daughter is called Dusty

 

[missmisty]

The name Grayson makes me irrationally angry

 

[Hollybush]

My friends kids are Olivia and Harry. It’s so dull

I find Olivia such a boring name. Can’t believe it tops the girls name list every year.